The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-04 00:00:00

ItIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A steady business is reported to-day in discount circles, but notwithstanding its being the 4th of the month, the supply of bills on offer does not exhibit any material increase. The fact is, the mercantile community had previously provided for their en gagements, so that at the last moment there was no inconvenience. The available supplies being abun dant, the joint-stock and private establishments continue to negotiate bills as low as 61 per cent., notwithstanding a slight feeling of reserve, dictated by the recent purchases of gold in this market for transmission to Paris. Tne accounts from the various manufacturing districts for the past week have, in most instances, been satisfactory, although business has been par tially suspended consequent upon the annual stock taking. At Manchester both cloths and yarns have advanced in price, owing to the shortness of stocks of cotton at Liverpool. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has been seascnably active, and both spinners and manufac turers are busily engaged upon spring fabrics. At Leicester and Nottingham there has been little change of importance in the hosiery and lace departments, while in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, there has been rather more animation than usual at this Beason of the year. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning (according to Mr. Reuter's telegram) the Three per Cent. Rentes Were quoted at 66f. 65c. Heavy. Renewed heaviness characterised the opening of the English Stock Market this morning, and sales on speculative account were resumed, owing to the uneasiness felt respecting the Schleswig-Holstein and other political questions abroad. Consols fur ther receded I per cent., viz., to 901 -I for money and the 7th inst., and to 911 z for the February account. The New Threes and the Reduced An nuities are 90i 91, showing little alteration; Ex chequer Bills are 7s. to 2s. die.; and India 4 per Cent. Debentures, 99k. A decided decline has taken place it the value of the principal speculative Foreign Stocks, and there are very few operations. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 671 681 ; do. Consolides, 471 ; Mexican, 35 4 s ; Greek, 23 1 ; Spanish Passive, 33f 34}; do. Certificates, 14 14; Portuguese, 47 . 1 ; and the Confederate Loan, 37 39. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been very limited, and prices have, in most in stances, shown a downward movement. North Eastern (Berwick) have receded ss. ; Great Wes tern, Brighton, North Western, Metropolitan, and South Eastern 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been neglected, and remain nominally without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in moderate request, but prices have in most instances sympathised with the heavy tone in Consols. Lon don and Brazilian have declined to 54, Oriental Bank to 571, Alliance Bank to 461. West India and P ac ifi c Steam are quote d 2 t o 21 p re m. ; National Ship p in g Company, to 1 prem.; Con tract Corporation, 21 3 prem. ; and Foreign Con tract, 21 2 1 prem, BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Ditto Account.,.,,,, 91 903 90i 1 903 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3 per Cent. A nnu iti es y i 21 per Cent. J an. 189 1 74t A ew 3 i per Cent. Annuities P" Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 unnitie s , 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. I Di tto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. , -4 " l eclller Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent. 2 7 dis Ditto £5OO .. Ditto Small India Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 99} Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 _ _ Ditto Bonds £l.OOO — Ditto under £l,OOO 3 pm :dank Stock for Account FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859.....- Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 .. Ditto Scrip, 1863, £ 45 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd Cuba, 6 per Cont. unilian 6 per Cent Ditto 4} per Cent, — Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 ,.. -- Dutch, 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders .. Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent l3/ Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant — -, zgyptian 7 per Cent — Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account - Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Account — Italian 5 per Cent. (Alaremmana Railway ) 77 81 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 3 61 k I St Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l3l Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deterred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) ..., Ditto 3 per Cent. rer ilvian 3per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 4} pe r Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Portugue se 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account . • • • Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid — pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 . 851 Ditto 1860 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 — Sardinian,s per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 521 Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account .. Ditto Passive Ditto Account 34 k Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account . l4 13! Swedish, 4 per Cent .. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds 6Bl 71 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 — Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent .... Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Venezuela 3 per Cent. iJitto Account 23A Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. toutch2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f — oitto Account.. . . — • Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 31. paid — pm Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Ditto Accounl... .... TWO O'CLOCK e _ 0 ! .3 ols Money i '- h !tto Account 91 01 --itto Feb I li7 erpool Cotton Market—This Day, . Market very strong, and l arge a tt en d ance o f _ l3 . ll Yers. P robable sales, 15,000 bales. Al l quota , tion s , Will be hi g h er . M ar k e t no t y e t developed " 1111 Port, 3,227 bales. • Cla Thursday Professor Tyndall delivered the third of his Christmas course of lectures at the Royal Institution. Having in the two previous lectures illustrated and explained the phenomena of electrical attraction and repulsion, and th e i n d uct i on o f electricity in bodies at a dis le from the excited electric, he yesterday proceeded to consider t h e excitement of electricity in larger quantities an can be produced by rubbing rods of glass or sulphur, and its condensation in the Leyden jar. For this purpose a more complicated form of apparatus was necessary, and the Dovverful electrical machines and batteries of the Royal In stitution were brought into operation. SHARE MARKET S.--This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Sharel Railways. Paid. Closing Business Price. I done. Wol., and Str. Val. •i 5 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Llost.,Sleat.,andMid. l / 4 ..10 st Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwal' 10 Do A A vets no dr, till 6p e.p an. hap 10 Do. B been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Beltast June. 25 8 8i - - 81 8i 83 65 1211 124 7 7i mn.,Perth,Sz Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. IGlasg. and S. Western. it 'Great Eastern, Ord. stk it Ditto A stock it Ditto East Anglian st it GreatNorthof Scotland it Great Northern... at Do A stock st Do B do at Gt. S. ant W. of Irelauc st. Great Western st Do Str Val gua. stock at Lancashire & Yorkshire at London and -Blackwal. at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat., mad Dover at Lon. & Nor'll Western at Lon. & Str,th Western at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 12i Doi 5hare5........ ., at Metropolitan st Midland $.4.0 Do New at Do Binning. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. shares 25 Mid lieut. 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee at lNth. Eastern—Berwick 25 37 39 16i 17 97 99 107 t( 9 50 81 47 49 8 8i 127 i 5285 133 134 134 136 97 09 66i 661 1111 1121, 72 74 ICB 110 *3, 44i 1087 1081 1014 102§ 51 52 111 112 130} 131 l a , ,39 lul 53i 54i 25 t 0 104 105 Do, G.N.E. purchase it Do Lecds it Do York it Do Carlisle...... it •• orth London 10 Do New 16.4 North Staffordshire Lu N. and S. W. Junction it Scottish Central it Scot N. E., Aber. stoci , it Do Soot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welohpoo, it Shropshire Union it South Devon ... . it South Eastern it South Wales it S. York. and River Dun tO Staines, Wok., and Wok. 16 Stockton do Darlington 26 Do ✓ Do New, 1806 it Taff Vale.. ..... 0 Do B ,0 Do C ,0 Ulster ;.5 Do .10 Do 51 Vale of Neath it Victoria sta. and Pim 1 it Waterford Az Kilkenny, it West Cornwall it W. Hartlepool Har.kß it West Midland -Oxford Do Newport it Do Hereford 59 60 91 92 119 121 1 2 ► . 78/ 79/ 11 14 122 126 98 100 53 64 83 Si £6f 06f 98 100 ,0 4 18 38/ 9 10 7} 7 i f' 158 160 21 3} 83 86 170 175 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Railways Paid. Price. Business don 100 Atlantic &St Lawreno all 60 e 2 Skj Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 104 1( 5 Gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. New . 8 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares cOi Buffalo and Lake Huron all 6 66 10 Do. Preference too 1 5 Bullalo,Brant&Godrich , o , o p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 187'.- 100 100 Do. do. Julie 1, 16:4 100 st Clcutta.aS.Eastn. (Lin 100 102 104 st Cape Town 2.; Dock Seri! 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal go. sp. 100 106 107 stock Last Indian. g - u. sp. c. 100 1(5 106 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 1 5p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada luk) 20 21 100 Do. Ist Fret. Bonds all 74 16 75 100 Do. do. del erred-- all 6) 52 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bones— all 68 70 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 53 5) 100 Do. 3d P , et stock 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 40 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 27 29 281 100 Do. do. deferred all 23 05 stook GLlndiarentu.gua.sp.c 100 106 107 106$ 20 Do. ;New gua. sp. e l2 15 lip 20 Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1035 104 i 1035 205 Gt. W. ol Canada Sharet , all 10 106 205 Do. New ....... 11 1056 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 wlth't opt. all 92 95 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 * 10 11 stook Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 106 107 stock Do. +5 p. o. Extension 100 100 101 stock De. 44 d 0...• 100 96 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Nielb.Corp. 6p. c. Buds. 100 50 herb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. a llortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick& Cands Class A and —. all S 5 N.ll.l.C'da6 pc lat pt bds 100 82 84 stock Soinde (100 104 105 stock Do. Delhi . . 4.2 100 106 107 S 0 Do. do g 2 1 s.p at Do. Punjaub c. all 1056 1066 Do. Do. ?at , 190 stook Do. Tndus.st. ) i Inn , 101 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J a .t.. 1 ul) 1877-St .........100 105 107 Do. bp. c. Feb. 100 103 105 Do. dp. c. Mar. ctc Sept. 100 103 115 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 10i 93 95 102* Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 9t 94 Cape G.Hope, 6p 0,187:7; 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 1890 100 109 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 110* ICeylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 , Natal Gov. 6 per cent. 100 1(.8 110 IN.B.Gov. p.o.J a.3tJuly 100 104 106 1024 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. G ov. 5p 0.,188 , 100 100 102 Do. sp. c.,lBii to 1r;70 100 101 102 Do. d0.,i888 &upwds 100 1014 1024 1004 - New Zealand 6 p cent 100 110 112 !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 105 107 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 1:1 113 !S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 111 113 'Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 Da to Sox. An.&Ont.. lO O 1094 1104 1104 BRITISH. MINES.. 4d 34 35 580 670 8 80 Id pax 27 28 6 64 5 54 8 10 4 44 12 13 4 44 87 39 24 3' 1 I 14 16 51 64 11 g 6 90 WO 14 1 21 3 54 42 44 415 125 60 65 28 30 18 19 94 10i 18 20 190 ZOO 85 90 22i 27i 1 14 116 12 150 160 21 22 2f 2! PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 115 k Great Western Orig. 4k per cent. pf., 981 LINES LEASED Al 2 FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 pa' cent., 116; Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 56i Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 965 Wilts and Somerset, 91 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and Chatham, 45 per Cent., 92 FOREIGN MINES. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 181 Cape Copper, Rm.. 74 Cobre Copper, 3t 1 1 Fortuna (lim.), 41 Santa Barbara Gold Mine (Um.), 1 United Mexican (1114 5i 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lona= and Liverpool (Um.), 475 8 7j Ditto, new, 324 3 Anglo Austrian, 7 Australasia, 74 Ditto, new, 47 Bank of Egypt, 20 Bank of utago, lim., 2} Bank of London, 154 3 Bank of Wales, lim., 10 Brazilian and Portuguese, Um., 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 38 City, 116 154 Consolidated Bank, Urn., 116 10; East London, lim.. 7; 84 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 234 European Bank, lim., 3f Hindustan, china, and Japan (Um.), 321 11 Imperial Bank (1im.),7,244 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 44 London and Brazilian (lim.), 541 4 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 27a London Joint Stock, 38 London and South African, 274 London and South American, lim., 76 London and South-Western (lim.), 144 London and Westminster,Bl6 Merchant Bank, lira , 7 64 Mercantile and Exchange, Um., 144 National Provincial of England. Ditto, ditto, 314 Oriental Bank Corporation, 55 74 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim. l , 7 South Australia, 41 Union of Australia, 551 Union of London, 404 DOCKS. East and West India, 144 St. Katharine, 71 MISCELLANEOUS. British Indian Tea, lim., 31 Ceylon Company, 10% English and Australian Copper, 21 % Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., G 7 Hudson's Bay, 171 International Financial Society, lim., 101 91 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 31 I Ditto, 0 ncr cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 83 Joint stock Discount, 7 4 7 ± Ditto, new, el 7 London Finamial Association, lim., 241 Mercantile Credit Association, Um., 71 Ocean Marine (Insurance), 19%1 Peninsula and (dental Steam, 79 Cambrian Consol. Gold i.;liflord Amalgamated.. Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Illogan).. East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ..... East Cara Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistlt.)l Gam4St.Aubyn(Gwen ) IGreat South Tolgus Wheal Vor (lielston , Grenville El end' s- Foot iiingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelaut Niarke Valley... .lyndy Iron Ore ( * Lim.) New Setun North Downs S. W h '1 Basset (111o.pin North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blaze) , ) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) j South Cara don(St.Cleer) S. Carve Brea (Illogan).. 7!.W h eal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park Pamar Silv..t Lead Alin fin Croft West Basset (Illogan) W 0 radon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller(Redruth) W heal Kitty (U. Lelant) l WhealLiackott Wheal Mary Ann ;Dien ) Wheal 13eton . . Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) wheal Union 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.6.7 1F3.18.91 30.17.6 47* 5* 5 2.0.6 3.0.6 68i 3.17 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JAN iy ARY 4, 1564. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth, and General officer commanding the south west district, and Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C,8., Naval Commander-in Chief at Portsmouth, em barked on board her Majesty's paddle steam yacht Fire Queen, Master Commander Paul, on Saturday, and pro ceeded to Osborne on a visit to her Majesty. They re turned to Portsmouth in the evening. A War-office circular, dated the 9th of December, 18G3, accompanied with lithographed plans, has been forwarded to the different military stations from head-quarters. The circular calls for returns from each station of the libraries, reading or recreation rooms at present in existence and attached to the soldiers' quarters. The plans show what is to be provided for the sob iers' amusement and recreation during the hours he is off duty. To all large barracks will be added an independent one-storied building in the rear containing library, reading and recreation rooms, with coffee bar, librarian's sitting room, out offices, &c., the whole of which will be fitted up in a most liberal manner. Small barracks will have the same description of building, but with the reading and recreation room in one, and not separately, as will be the case with the larger barracks. The recreation rooms will be furnished with bagatelle. chess, draughts, solitaire, dominoes, and backgammon, Lieut.-Col. R. Tal bot, commanding the Ist division of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, in the Chatham district, has been placed under orders of removal to Dover for the purpose of proceeding with the 2d Brigade to the Cape of Good Hope. Lieut.-Col. Talbot will be succeeded in his command of the Ist division by Lieut.-Col. Forks. On Saturday Mr. Stansfeld, M.P., assisted by Mr. Walker, was engaged, as on previous days, in his official investigations at Chatham dockyard, his inquiries during the whole of the time he has been occupied at Chatham having extended to all the departments connected with that establishment. It was expected that Mr. Stansfeld's in vestigations at Chatham would have included the Steam Reserve branch of the navy, but it would seem that the in quiries connected with that department of the service will be left entirely to the Steam Reserve Committee recently appointed by the Admiralty, who have already commenced their investigations. With the single exception, perhaps, of the Royal dockyards, there is no branch of the navy which demands a more searching inquiry than that relating to the management, equipment, and general condition of the vessels which compose what is termed the Steam Reserve at each of the principal naval ports. In the case of the Steam Reserve at Chatham and in the Medway the squadron consists of some 50 steam vessels of all classes and descriptions. Of this number only some half dozen, or even less, are in any respect fully equipped, and these are not fit for immediate service at sea. Of the large number which compose the remainder, few, if any, could be prepared for sea in a less time than several months, while of the actual number which go to swell the total several are entirely unsuited for the present requirements of the navy, and are therefore only fit to be disposed of out of the service• It is, however, in the large staff of officers, seamen, and other hands which are compelled to be kept up for attend ing to the steamers that some sweeping alterations are needed, the outlay necessary under the present arrange ments being something enormous. Each vessel requires a certain amount of repairs annually, generally involving the outlay of a large sum, while there are also a number of men censtantly employed on board each in cleaning and repair ing engines and in other necessary occupations. The de scription of the Steam Reserve at Chatham will apply with equal force to the squadrons at the other naval ports, and the investigations and recommendations of the recently appointed Steam Reserve Commission are therefore looked forward to with very considerable interest. On Friday evening Mr. Stansfeld was entertained at dinner by the officers of the Chatham division of Royal Marines Light Infantry, in their mess-room, on which occasion Colonel T. Lemon, C. 8., the Col. Commandant of the division, pre- sided. Mr. Stansfeld returned to the Admiralty on Satur day, but it is probable that the investigations at Chatham may occupy some few days of the present week. Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, has been on a visit to Chatham dockyard for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements for forging the angle iron and the heavy portions of the ribs for the Bellerophon, all of which are to be executed at the smithy in Chatham yard. The new quarters for married soldiers at the Canterbury Barracks, which have been erected at a cost of nearly £lO,OOO, including extras, are now completed, and they only await the formal inspection of the authorities to render them ready for occupation. The new quarters occupy a site, several acres in extent, on the south. east side of the Cavalry Barracks, and close adjoining the new riding school. They consist of four blocks of buildings, each two stories high, and about 50 yards in length. Each block contains 20 rooms, 10 on the basement and 10 on the upper story. The entrances to the upper rooms are from a verandah, supported on castiron pillars, forming a colonnade along the front of the basement story. Ihe whole has a very pleasing appear ance. The four blocks of building contain altogether 80 rooms, each from 16 to 18 feet square, and fitted up with small oven and boiler, cupboard and shelves, gas, &c. The' buildings are constructed on a new principle, the walls be ing hollow awl built with bonding bricks. Taylor's patent ventilating course is also introduced. The rooms are thoroughly ventilated, and there is a contrivance by which, in winter, the alr is made to pass through the shafts of the chimneys to warm it. In the rear of the houses is a large block of building containing some six or eight rooms, including lavatory and bath rooms for both men and women, washhouse, drying room, and laundry. The wash house, which is sufficiently large to enable from 16 to 20 women to work at the same time, is fitted up with four large boilers for heating water, of which there appears to be an abundant supply. The laundry is on an equally large scale, while between the two there is a drying room, fitted up with patent apparatus. The buildings, which have occupied about 12 months in erection, have been built by Messrs. Cozens Brothers, of Canterbury. The hired transport Camperdown will embark at Ports mouth on the 14th inst. the remainder of the 76th Regi ment for Madras. The Camperdown left London for Portsmouth originally on the 2d of December, 1863. She encountered the strong gales then prevailing,and was fallen in with when in the greatest distre:s on Dec. 0, a few miles off Ostend, by the Belgian cutter Pearl. She was taken into Zierikzee anchorage with six feet of water in her hold. and without her anchor and chain and main topgallant mast. Since then the Camperdown has been to London and refitted for her voyage. The commissioning of the Duncan, screw line-of-battle ship, at Portsmouth, by Capt. Gibson, as the flagship of Admiral Sir James Hope, has been postponed from Friday last, the day appointed, until the middle of the present week. The following appointments have been made at the Ad miralty :—Capt. E. Codd to the Colossus, vice Sotheby, superseded; Capt. E. Heathcote to the Hawke, vice Codd; Capt. T. P. Coode, to the Sutlej, vice Connolly, to be super seded at his own request; Commander F. W. Gough pro moted to be Captain ; Lieuts. Henry Boyle and George Stratton to the Cumberland ; Lieut, H. S. Hamilton to the Indus; Dr. A. C. Anderson to be Deputy Inspector-Gene ral of Malta Hospital, vice Armstrong, to be superseded at his own request; Henry J. Ray, paymaster, to the Lyra; Charles H. J. Collings, assist.-paymaster, additional to the Wellesley ; Charles F. Roberts, acting clerk, to the Formi dable; Francis T. Lobb, assist.-clerk, to the Jackal; Jas. Clark, engineer, to the Indus for hospital treatment; and George R. Bissaker, engineer, to the Royal Oak. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. ALDBOROUGH, SUFFOLK, Jan 2.—The Aldborough life boat:of the National Lifeboat Institution:entered upon im tant services in saving three mon and their boat from destruction on New Year's eve. The men were out fishing, when a gale came on so suddenly from E.S.E., that they were unable to come ashore, as they dared not attempt to pass through the heavy breakers on the shoals, or they would hays lost their lives. The lifeboat was quickly manned, launched, and pulled through the heavy surf on the banks, and was fortunately successful in bring ing the poor fellows and their craft safely to shore. The sea was the heaviest the lifeboat had ever previously en countered, and her admirable behaviour has given great satisfaction to her crew. BACTON, NORFOLK, Saturday Night.—At daybreak this morning the firing of a heavy gun was heard from the Floating Light ship at the north end of the Hasbro' Sands. Soon after a large vessel was observed with dis tress signals in her rigging, about 10 or 12 miles from the shore. It was blowing a gale from the east, and a heavy sea on. The Banton lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was launched through the surf, and bore away for the wreck, Upon arriving at the vessel they found that she was lull rigged, but had lost her mainmast. She was a foreign ves sel, apparently Russian, from the flags in her rigging. On going alongside the crew of the lifeboat found no one on board. It is reported that the crew had taken to their long boat and had been picked up by a Winterton yawl, and taken to Great Yarmouth. GREAT YARMOUTH, Jan. I.—The lifeboat belonging to the Fishermen was fortunately the means of rescuing yes terday, during a heavy gale of wind, fifteen persons from a foreign ship, which had been driven on the llasborough Sands. This is probably the same vessel which the Bacton lifeboat of the Institution found abandoned. At the Devonport quarter sessions on Thursday three boys were charged with robbery. The jury returned the following explicit verdict :—" Guilty ; but we recom mend the prisoners to mercy, because the evidence is not sufficiently clear against them." The Recorder sentenced the boys to several terms of imprisonment. AN INDIAN PRINCE AND THE NORFOLK POOR. — The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, who recently pur chased an estate in Norfolk, has presented £3O to each of the parishes over which it extends, with a view to its being distribut‘d among the poor. The Maharajah is fond of field sports, and endeavours in every respect to make him self popular as an English country gentleman, Kingstown and War Chevalier 66s e.BB Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 18s 223 Potato 23s 26s Youghal and. Cork, black l6s 238 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding, Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey ............. Maple ...................... 358 36s 35s 373 White 80i1er5............... 3ss 37s Flour—Town-made, per 2 801 b Suffolk Stockton and N0rf01k:....... American, per barrel l9s 25s .--......--' METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer here, to-day, for the time of year, and sales progressed steadily, at full prices. Most of the sheep were in prime condition. The arrivals of beasts, fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts were again very moderate as to number ; but their general quality was prime. For all breeds the demand ruled steady, at prices fully equal to Monday last, and at which a good clearance was effected. The best Scots and crosses sold at from 58 to 5s 2d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk. Essex,and Cambridgeshire we re ceived 1,600 Scots, crosses, &c.; from other parts of Eng land 1,200 various breeds; from Scotland, 280 Scots and crosses ; and froui Ireland 70 oxen and heifers. We were again scantily supplied with most breeds of sheep. Their general condition, however, was good. The mutton trade was very firm, and last week's quotations were well supported. Prime Downs and half-breds sold readily at 6 per 81bs. The whole of the supply was disposed of. Although the supply of calves was limited, the veal trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms, viz., from 4s to 58 per Sibs. Pigs commanded rather more attention, at full prices. The top figure was 4s 6d per Blb. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. - - s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 0 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Large orse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, etc. 5 0 5 2 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 85 2 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .... FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .." 6OO Sheep and lambs Calves .... Pigs C Shee ows Calves p 170) Pigs 4301 The total imports of foreign stocK into London, last week, amounted to 3,846 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 1,559—in 1862, 3,164—in 18151, 1,118 —in 1860, 1,852—in 1859, 2,310 —in 1858, 601 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAS! WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Rotterdam •• • • 417 • . 1370 ~ .. 270 .• Harlingen •• . • 291 • • 356 .. -- .• .• Hamburg •• • • 56 • . 771 • . •^ • , • • Amsterdam.... 1 .. 55 .. .. • Medemblik ~... .. Bremen .. - 1141 Vigo — • • Nieu Diep Antwerp .. 2 • Ostend . .... 12 .. Calais — • • Dordt. .. — • • Boulogne.. — . • - •• - •• -- •• - .. - .. 28 .. 140 .. - .. 19 .. • • --- • • --- • . 58 "."' • • '''''' • • - • • Total .. .. 779 .. 2,692 .. .. 317 . . 58 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863 ..... . 492 .. 699 .. .. 368 .. 1862...... 481 .. 2.476 .. .. 207 . • 1861...... 213 .. 776 .. .. 120 .. 1860 .. • • 355 .. 1,167 .. .. 330 .. 1859...... 391 .. 1,745 .. .. 174 .. 1858...... 84 .. 362 .. .. 155 .. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Jan, 5, 1863, and this. day. Monday, Jan. 4, 1864. - Per 81b, to sink tho offal. Jan. 5, 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Second quality do . 3 6 310 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &a 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do, Prime coarse-woolled do 6 0 5 6 Prime Southdown do, .. 5 8 510 Lambs .... Large coarse calves Prime small do. .... Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 Beasts .. Sheep and lambs Calves ........ pigs '29o SUPPLIES ON SALE, :Jan. 6, 1862.—Beasts, 4,620 — sheep, 19,610—calves, 138—pigs, 360. Jan. 7, 'SO.—Beasts, 3,560 —sheep, 19,900—calves, 65—pigs► 300. Jan. 4, 1864. 3 Bto 4 0 42 4 6 48 5 0 50 5 2 40 4 6 48 6 2 54 5 8 510 6 0 00 0 0 40 4 6 48 5 0 36 4 0 42 4 6 MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were firm for wheat, and pica had an upward tendency. Barley, how ever, owing to full average supplies being on offer, met a slow sale, at fully the late decline in the currency. In oats, beans, and peas a moderate business was transacted at lat e rates. Flour ruled steady, and the quotations were well supported. On the continent the corn trade generally is quiet at about stationary pricer. At New York, however, the trade is active, and the export demand continues to improve. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English grain were but moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 7,844 quarters of wheat, 14,840 barley, 12,018 oats, 1,360 beans, 1,315 tares, 17,276 linseed, 8,824 oil s eds, 60 sundry reeds, 2,549 sacks, and 2,069 barrels of floor. Fresh up to Mark-lane the arrivals of English wheat were only of moderate extent, but the general condition of the produce was good. Compared with Monday last, there was much more activity in the trade for all qualities, and an improvement of is. per quarter took place in the cur rency. At he close of business a tolerably good clearance had been effected. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. Holders of all descriptions were very firm in their demands, and prices advanced in some instances Is. per quarter. Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. There was a moderately large supply of home-grown barley on the stands, and the show of samples of foreign produce was extensive. Good and fine malting parcels were in moderate, request at full prices ; otherwise the trade was dull, on fermer terms. In the malt trade, signs of improvement were apparent, and prices ruled firm. The supply of oats was moderate. The trade, on the whole, ruled steady, and previous quotations were supported. The market was well supplied with beans. For all descrip tions there was a steady demand at last Monday's currency. The inquiry for peas was somewhat limited, yet no change took place in their value. The show of samples was moderate. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASVAIS, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 186 3 , Per qr 3Ss to Ditto, old 3Bs Ditto, white, 1863 42s Ditto, old 4os Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 3 Bs Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— 32s Barley—Grinding 268 Malting . 28s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os Brown --- 'e 6oa NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. But moderate supplies of each kind of meat aro on sale at these markets to-day. Far beef and mutton, there is a good demand, and prices have an upward tendency. Vea) and pork are steady in value. Per 81b. by the carcase. ailed Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 2 Kiddling do'• •• 3 4 3 8 Frime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small d 0... 4 2 4 4 Large pork •• • • 3 8 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 )0 4 2 odad Middlingmutton 4 4 4 6 Prime do .. 4 8 4 10 Veal Small pork 4 4 4 8 Lamb .... 0 0 0 0 BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues to be very moderately supplied with English and foreign hops. The demand, however, is not to say active : nevertheless, all qualities command ex treme rates. Last week's import was 236 bales from Antwerp; 102 Rotterdam ; 153 Hamburg ; 115 Boulogne ; 22 Dunkirk; and 167 bales from Bremen. Mid and East Rents £5 Os to L 9 Os per cwt. Weald of Rents 4 lOs to 6 6s ~ Sussex ......... 4 lOs to 6 Os ~ Yearlings ...... 3 Os to 5 Os ~ Olds ........... lOs to 1 108 ~ Bavarian ............ 5 5s to 8 Os „ Belgian .... 3 12s to 448 ~ American . ......... 5 5s to 6Os ~ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets continue to be fairly supplied with home grown potatoes. Good and fine samples move off steadily, at full currencies ; otherwise, the trade is quiet, on former terms. Yorkshire Regents. 7ss to 85s per ton, Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 60s to 70s ~ Rocks Kent and Essex Regents WOOL. Owing to the holidays, a very moderate business has been transacted in all kinds of English wool since we last wrote. A firm feeling, however, pervades the trade, and full prices are generally obtainable. In colonial wool, by private contract, but little is doing on former terms. It is estimated that about 110,000 bales were taken, last year, by French, Belgian, and American buyers. Last week's im- in person, in consequence of his attorney having refused to proceed with the case. The defendant had not sufficient means to obtain the attendance of witnesses ur to lodge the certiorari, but he believed he should be in a position to do so by next session. Mr. Hawkins and Sergeant Ballantine had been retained to prosecute, and he found a difficulty in undertaking the defence at such short notice. No injury would result from the postponement, as there was a third indictment against the defen - laut at Lewes which could not be tried until the next assizes. Mr. Poland opposed the application ; as the certiorari had not been lodge he wished the Court to fix a day for the Mr. Collins said the prosecutor had not the witnesses in attendance, and they could as easily be brought next session as the present. Mr. Birch was only a chaplain to a union with £7O a year, and he had not at present the means to get his witnesses here at the present time. The Recorder said he did not see any harm would result from the postponement of the trial, and he should therefore order it to stand over till the February sessions. The defendant's bail was accordingly enlarged until that period. port amounted to 5G9 bales from Port Philip; 1,035 from Sydney; 3,977 from Algoa Bay, and 55 bales from Bremen• SEEDS. Canary seed continues very firm, but all other seeds move off slowly on former torms. Cakes are in slow request at ate rates. Turnip,White,p.bus 11s to Hs Swede —s -s Mustard, Brown loa 13s White, Tares, New Is Od 5s 6d Old per quarter - s —s Ca.nary, per quarter 58s 68s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., et. —s —s White Foreign Red 3.3s 45s White sos 64s Trefbil, new 22s 25s Carraway ....26s 28s Coriander l2s 16s llempseed, per qr 4os 42s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Baltic —9 —s Odessa —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £9 lOs £lO —s Foreign X. 9 10s .£lO les Rape Cakes,p ton.£6 Os LO lOS Rapeseed, new,pr qr 61s 68s TALLO W. The tallow trade is firm tc-day, and prices are well supported. P.Y.C. is quoted a 41s 9d to 425. per cwt. Town tallow, 41s Gd net cash, Rough fat, 2s ld per Slb. 1850. 18a1. ISC2. 1803. 1864, 43,898 72.632 53,312 54,625 70.062 58s0a 7.,&60s 6d to 's6sod to , 14691. toi4le 9d to —s Od —s Oct —s Od I—s d 1 42s Od 2,324 1,3 ',7 1,637 i ,358 I 1,386 51,111 55,314 84,562 ; 49,501 1 43,124 5,569 , 1,363 239 I 448 990 83,928 100,852 80,912 166,2i7 1 70,339 59s 641 61s 9,1 526 Od 146 s 6d , 43s Od 27i 133 2 651 i 1111 } 109 I 8i 108 71 S 74 102} 51} 111 101 11 130 531 1041 5 41 96k I 4 8 5 i i i 41 1521 Particulars, Stock this aay.... Price of Y.C. Delivery lastweek Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1' Price of Town CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day, OLD COURT. The January sessions commenced this morning. The calendar coutams the names of 66 persons for trial. The Recorder charged the grand jury, and congratulated them on the absence of the charge of murder, but he said there was a charge of manslaughter, and also an indictment for violence towards a female of the most atrocious descrip tion. The charge of manslaughter was against Ellen Keefe, and the deceased, who was intoxicated, it would appear, found himself in the company of the prisoner and her hus band, and evidently a quarrel took place, when the prisoner struck him a blow on the head with a pair of tongs, which resulted in his death. If they should be of opinion that fatal results followed the blow, no matter what amount of provocation, it would be their duty to return a true bill. The other cases required no further remarks from him. The grand jury then retired to their room, and in a short time the trial of prisons: s commenced. Jane Edwards, aged about 35, was Lrought into the dock supported by two of the female warders of Newgate, charged with stealing a clock value 30s. No evidence was offered, and the jury, under the direc tion of the Recorder, returned a verdict of not guilty. THE CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST THE REV. MR. BIRCH. Mr. Collins applied for the postponement of the trial until next session. A certiorari had been obtained for the re moval of the indictment into the Court of Queen's Bench, upon the usual terms of giving security for the costs. Mr. Birch had been unable to get the necessary security from his friends. He was that morning instructed by the defendant 'ATCH ROBBERY. John Timms was indicted for stealing four gold watches and four gold chains. The prisoner is already undergoing an imprisonment of 21 months at Lewes gaol fur a similar robbery. The property was stolen from the shop of Mr. Keitzsin, a jeweller at Cardiff, and disposed off to Mr. Attenborough, a pawnbroker, carrying on business in London. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and The Recorder sentenced him to three months' imprison ment, to commence at the expiration of the first sentence. Mr. Gifford asked for the restoration of the stolen pro perty, and the Recorder directed the purchasers of it to re turn it to the prosecutor. ROBBING TILE GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY. Thomas Tucker, a clerk in the employ of the General Omnibus Company, was indicted for stealing £lOO, the pro perty of his employers. The prisoner's duty was to check the weigh bills delivered by the conductors of omnibuses, and having ascertained their correctness, to enter them in a book, and transmit them to the head office for audit. The prisoner, it appeared, had made out several false bills for a lesser amount than he had received, and then sent them to the audit office at Highbury. The Recorder sentenced him to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour. STEALING PATENT MEDICINE. Joseph Grassby was indicted for stealing a large quan tity of patent medicines, perfumes, scent bottles, hair oil, &c.—in fact, enough to stock a retail shop. On being called on to plead, the prisoner said he was guilty of taking some of the medicine. A former conviction was proved against him, and the Recorder sentenced him to six years' penal servitude. THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. The grand jury have returned a true bill against Ellen Keefe. POLICE INTELLIGENCE — This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING A REFRESHMENT-ROUSE KEEPER. - Sarah Martin, a young woman, was charged with robbing Mr. Wm. Elliot, the keeper of a refreshment-house at 911, Wells-street, Oxford-street. From the evidence of Mr. Elliott, it appeared that the prisoner had only been in his service five days, when she decamped at seven o'clock in the morning, and shortly atter she was gone a quantity of wearing apparel, two new pairs of boots, and a concertina were missed. Information was then given to the police. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked if any of the property had been re covered. Sergeant Lambert, C Division, said that the prisoner was then wearing a new dress belonging to Mrs, Elliot, and a pail of new boots of Mr. Elliot's. Philpott, 122 S, proved taking prisoner into custody at Somers-town. He wished for a remand, as he expected there would be other charges against the prisoner. He had ascertained that she had left her previous situation under somewhat similar circumstances. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week. THAMES. SAVAGE ASSAULT. — Thomas Harley, a young man, who was described as a labourer, was brought before Mr. Wool rych, charged with violently assaulting Timothy Connor. The complainant, whose heitd was enveloped in surgical bandages, stated that he was playing at cards with the pri soner and three others, at the Baker and Basket public house, on Saturday night. He left off playing suddenly, and the prisoner and two others continued playing. The prisoner became quarrelsome, and threatened him, and took a pint pewter pot and beat him over the head with it. He bled profusely, and was insensible for a time. When he re covered he left the house in search of a police constable, and the prisoner followed him and struck him over the head with an iron bar or poker. A police-constable took the pri soner into custody. He went to the London Hospital, and his head was dressed there. Mr. Woolrych—Were you sober? Witness—l was in liquor, sir, The prisoner was sober. The prisoner, in defence, alleged that the prosecutor fell against the fireplace and hurt his head. Connor—Nothing of the kind, sir. He hit me first with the pot and afterwards with the poker. Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner for a week, and said the surgeon who dressed the wounds must attend on Monday nest, CARDINAL WISEMAN AT ISLINGTON.—A solemn service took place yesterday at the Roman Catholic Church, Islington, it being one of the festivals connected with the name of St. John, to whom the church is dedi cated. Cardinal Wiseman occupied a throne at the side of the high altar, and twice gave to the assembled congrega tion the pontifical blessing. The high mass was celebrated by the very Rev. Canon Oakley, assisted by several other clergymen. The music was Weber's Grand Mass in G, with full instrumental accompaniment—the tenor and bass solos being admirably rendered by Mr. Standish and Mr. Bervon, The Christmas hymn, " Adesta Fideles,'' was also sung. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. L. Patterson, of the Roman Catholic Church, Moat - fields, and was partly an appeal for the now Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth, in Great Ormond-street, which (with an ad joining church) as been built at the expense of Sir George Bowyer, Bart, M.P. There was a largo attendant of the laity, amongst whom were his Excellency the Count de Flahault (the French Ambassador) the Countess Do Fla bault, Sir George Bowyer, Bart., M.P., and other well known Catholics. No IromE complete without a Wir.cox AND GIIIBS' SEWING-AttACIIINE. Simple, compact, efficient, durable, and noiseless. Warranted to fulfil all the requirements of a perfect family machine. Prospectus tree on application at No. 135, Regent-street, W.—[AD v N QUESTIONS SECOND EDITION. BERLIN, Jan. 2. In his recent speech in the Corps Legislatif, M. Thiers made an exception which needed qualification. " Were it not for the question of Denmark," he said, "I should say that France is at present the arbiter of peace and war." Even in the question of Denmark, to this we may reply, it now depends, and for some time past has depended, on the Emperor of the French to put an end to all chance of a conflict. Hitherto England alone has earnestly stood for ward as champion of the Treaty of 1852. That she would uphold her view of the question to the point of making war on behalf ot the Glucksbut g succession to the Duchies, the Germans do not believe, and hence the attitude they take. Let France unequivocally declare the the treaty must be maintained, and you would witness an instant charge in the aspect of affairs. Nay, let her but at once agree to a conference for the settlement of the Danish question, to be summoned with the least possible delay, and I believe that the majority of diplomatists would deem that question to have lost all its danger and most of its import ance, and would cease to busy themselves with it more than with various others which its present predominance causes to be almost forgotten. Such a conference, which certain continental politicans and journalists seemed quite recently to consider as good as decided upon, is by no means so nearly settled. Indeed, judging from the general com plexion of the information obtainable here to-day, I am disposed to consider it as it having been never, since it first was proposed, farther off from realisation. Eng land refused and wrecked the Imperial project of a great Congress for general objects; now that she would fain have a smaller congress for a special object, France is not disposed to oblige her. We may leave aside the ques- SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'C LOCK. AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) (Per the Canada.) NEW YORK, DEC. 21, Afternoon. The Richmend papers of the 19th report from Charleston that the Ironsides and three monitors t;eeame entangled whilst enueavouring to i , ,ss the obstructions in theharbour. r.t - he In - inside:, would probitb!y have to be abandoned, and two monitors were badly injured. Three pirates captured on board the Chesapeake were taken from the authorities by the mob whilst being landed at Halifax, find set free. The schooner Genety, from Matamoros for New York with cotton, has been captured at sea by six men who shipped as passengers. The situation is generally ❑nchanged. FRAUDULENT TRADE MARKS. On the Ist of Janurrry an important Act of Par- ;lament, the main provisions of which it concerns all persons engaged in trade of every description to know, came into practicll operation for the first time. It may be the more necessary to explain the scope and objects of this statute, since it was pissed in August, 1862, more than a year ago. The act, besides, is of a most stringent character with re- speet to penalties, and by a network of provisions, carefully devised, aims at the punishment and sup pression of any conceivable fraud in the marking of merchandise and the sale of merchandise falsely marked. Its short title is " The Merchandise Marks Act, 1862," and it makes it a misdemeanour to forge or counterfeit any trade. mark or falsely to apply any such trade mark, with intent to defraud, whateNer the article to which it may be applied, whether it be a cask, bottle, stopper, vessel, caso, cover, wrapper, band, reel ticket, label, or any other .himg in or with which any commodity is sold, or ntended to be sold. Again, it is henceforth an offence for any one to sell or expose, either icr sale or for any other purpose of trade or manufacture, articles with forged or false trade marks attached, he penalty being; the forfeiture of a sum of money equal to the value of such articles, and a sum besides - . not exceeding £5 nor less than 10s. By another provision every' addition to and every alteration and - _ Initation of any trade maiir male with intent to tion of how far it was judicious on the part of our Govern ment, ten days after the death of the King of Denmark had ensured a speedy crisis in the long-standing disputes with respect to the Danish Duchies, to thwart so decidedly (and as it is at least on the Continent pretty generally consi dered), without much pains to spare Imperial amour propre, a project whose author, we have since had abundant proof, has felt deeply hurt at its unqualified rejection. The oppor tunity now occurs to thwart England's policy, and it is not lost. It would not be difficult to name certain highly placed representatives of the French Government abroad who give thenselvcs little trouble to conceal the view taken at Paris, and who even declare that to adopt any other course would be a niaiserie. The Cabinet of the Tuileries consoles itself for a past disappointment by en joying your present embarrassment. Moreover, there are at Paris influences that all do not suspect employed to counteract the project of a conference. Because the Bismark Government is disposed to maintain the Treaty of 1852, you must not suppose that its agents all assist it in so doing. The Prussian diplomatists are proverbially in subordinate, which is probably due in great measure to the. fact that, even when they are so, they are scarcely ever punished by removal from their posts, such not being the custom of the country. Nobody here having the least pre tensions to being well informed respecting the :characters and tendencies of the public men of Prussia entertains any doubt that the Prussian Ambassador in Paris does his ut most to oppose and prevent the efficacious support by Napoleon of the Treaty of 1852. In London Count Bern storff is equally well disposed to work in the same direc tion, but his Efforts have not the same chance of pro ducing any effect (at least upon the constitutional advisers of her Majesty) as those of his colleague in Paris. Meanwhile events pursue their inexorable march, regard less of those optimists who all along have based their cal culations rather on what ought to occur than on what might occur. We know very well that the Federal com missioners and soldiers went into Holstein bound, while taking the places of the Danish Government and troops, strictly to maintain the status quo. And we see how they have done so. Prince Frederiek of Augustenburg has been everywhere proclaimed, the functionaries that remained faithful to the Copenhagen Government have been displaced, and some of them have been fain to fly for safety's sake, German sympathisers are at liberty to flock into the country, and daily do so, while the prince himself, allowed to enter and allowed to remain, coolly inquires whether his presence and proclamation as Duke of Schles wig-Holstein do not remove any further occasion for the execution. The Saxons and Hanoverians, together only 12,0'0 in number, and obnoxious to a grave suspicion of being quite untrustworthy were they called upon to act in repression of Augustenburg pretensions and partisans, are now stationed along the Schleswig frontier ; the Austrians have got no further than ElmsheTn, quite in the south west of Holstein, at a short distance from the Elbe ; the Prussians are at Lubeck and in that neighbourhood, and have not yet entered Holstein. A glance at the map will show you what a very large part of the Duchy is unoccupied by any Federal force worth speaking of, and, consequently open for the proceedings of the Augustenburgers,who may there raise troops, drill levies, and do much as they please. It is said that the Prussians are to be marched in, but it remains to be seen whether they will prove more disposed than the Saxon and Hanoverians to oppose the illegalities and en croachments Augustenburg agitators. It is also to be borne in mind, with reference to the pox • sibility of any sudden attack upon Schleswig, that the Ger man portion of the Danish army is not to be relied upon, or, better to speak, that it is almost certain to desert its colours when the opportunity offers—perhaps to pass over to the enemy, should it be arrayed against it. A strong proof of this is to be found in what took place at Plon, where an entire battalion of Holsteiners, 480 men strong. refused to march into Schleswig. When threatened with an attack from 3,000 Danes, they still remained defiant, They had ball cartridge, and they had formed z plan to throw themselves into Plon and to hold it until the Federal troops came up. The military authorities appear to have thought it prudent to yield, and to furnish the men with the passports they demanded, granting them leave of absence, in order that they might not, at a future time, be liable to punishment as deserters. Having received those documents he mutineers laid down their arms and departed to their respective homes. The Chamber of Deputies is to sit on Monday, but there is nothing of particular interest in the order of the day. As regards the loan, and notwithstanding the King's urgent summons to the Chamber to grant it, there is chance of its being obtained. A majority will, perhaps, be found to vote the Prussian quota to the Fedoral expenditure for the exe cution, and also a grant for the defences of the Prussian coasts. The first item would be but about a quarter of the amount demanded by Government, and the Chamber, if it grants it, will do so, not by way of authorization for a loan, but will require that it, as well as the money for the coast defences, should be taken out of the 20,000,000 thalers now lying idle in the State Treasury. RACING FIXTU JANU 'RES FOR 1864. ARY. Manchester FEB' 1 ,lIARY. Harrow Chelmsford Spring Lincoln Hangerford ,CH. _ _ . Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick Spring Durham Northampton Catterick Croxton-park Edinburgh Spring .. 2 Abergavenny o Thirsk 5 Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven • Newmarket First Spring 23 Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath - Manchester Earpenden Epsom Aseoti Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Ju 'NE Stockbridge I Chelmsford 2B INe wcastle-on-Tyne Woreest-r (Summer) Ipswich TLY. Newmarket July ...... 5 Carlisle .............. 5 Abingdon •• 12 Liverpool July Pontefract Nottingham . l9 Stamford Winchester l9 S9uthamplon .. 2O Goodwood Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lewes heading .._,.. Plymouth Derby Lichfield Stockton Devon and Exeter .... 30 Lichfield 3O Egham ...... 16 Oxford York August . 23 Weymouth 1 Waruick,Septembcr 6 Leicester S Doncaster Brecon MPER. Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn Newmarket First October 27 Northallerton 6 Newmarket Second Oct. 10 MER. Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 ;mBER. Shrewsbury Autum 14 THE NUMBER OF THE SPANISH ARMY for 1864 has ken fixed at 100,000 wen. defraud—the intent being of the essence of the offence i❑ all cases—are to be deemed for geries, and punishable as such—namely, in addi tion to the penalties for misdemeanour, by the for- 'eiture of every instrument used for the purpose of he fraud, and of every article to which such false mark shall be applied. It is made obligatory on every person who shall sell an article having a false trade mark to give information, on a demand in writing being made upon him, as to where he pro cured it; and power is given to justices of the peace to summon parties refusing or neglecting to afford finch information, and, in the event of their persisting in their neglect or refusal, to impose a penalty of £5. Further, to mark any false indica tion of quantity upon an article with intent to de fraud, is made punishable by a penalty equal to the value of the article, and the payment of an addi tional sum not exceeding S 5 and rot less than 10s. This provision will apply, among other cases, to the familiar instances of pale ale sold in bottles, and of cotton reels and the like on which the contents are falsely denoted. A conviction under the power of the act is not to affect any right or civil remedy to which any person aggrieved may be entitled at law, in equity, or otherwise; nor in any indict ment, information, or proceeding under its provi sions need an intent to defraud any person in par ticular be alleged or proved. The punishment on conviction of any offence which by the act is made a misdemeanour is to be, at the discretion of the Court, imprisonment for not more than two years, with or without hard labour, or by fine, or both by imprisonment with or without hard labour and fine, and also by imprisonment until the fine (if any) shall have been paid and satisfied. The time within which any action or proceeding may be com menced for the recovery of penalties or procuring conviction is limited to three years next afterthecom mission of the offence, or one year after its first dis covery by the person proceeding. There is a clause according to which the vendor of an article with a trade mark is to be deemed to warrant or contract with the purchaser that the mark is genuine, unless the contrary shall be expressed in some`writing signed by or on behalf of the vendor and delivered to and accepted by the purchaser. The seller of an article, too, with a description upon it of its quantity, is to be deemed to contract and warrant that the description is true, unless, as before, the contrary shall be expressed in writing delivered to and accepted by the buyer. This again will apply to the familiar examp e among others of pale ale in bottles on which the contents are indicated. In suits at law or in equity against persons for using forged trade marks the Court may not only order the article to be destroyed, but may by injunction command the defendant to forbear from repeating the offence upon pain of contempt of Court. A plaintiff suing for a penalty under the act may be compelled to give security for costs, and, on the other hand, a defendant, in case of judgment going in his favour, is to have a full ineemnity for costs. Tne act is not in any way to affect the rights and privileges of the Corporation of Cutlers, nor to repeal or make void any of the pro visions of the statute 59th Geo. 111., cap 7, which regulates the cutlery trade in England. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 4.—Wind this day at noon--East fresh breeze, and fine weather, very sharp frost. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Jan. 4. a.m. The paddlewheel steam sloop Hecate (6), from the Pacifio station, which left Vancouver's Island in December, 1862, arrived in the Sound this morning. She touched at Mach ira. The screw steamship Conqueror (78), Captain Lwad, had touched at the island, and left the day before the Hecate departed. The Conqueror sailed from Plymouth 19th De cember, 1863, with the battalion of Royal Marines, under command of Colonel Sather, for service in Japan. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) G B.A.VESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 3.—Coulie, from Gritswald ; Zephyr, from Hamburg; Ann Flemit , g, from Dantzie ; Abre.ham, from Brussels; Josephine, from Riga; Waoka, from Embden ; Augusta, from Memel ; Countess of Lonsdale, from Antwerp. Arrived, Jan. 4.—Mareinda, from Embden ; Margaretta, from Dantaic. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed.—Wlainfell, from London, for H.ongkong. _ _ ._= _ THE FINEST TURKISH BATA IN THE WORLD Sitting at a dinner-table in Stamboul, the other day, we heard a French Secretary, new to the East, request his neighbour, an Arab Sheikh, from the Hauran, to tell him where he could find the best Turkish bath—whether at Cairo or Jerusalem, at Constantinople or Damascus? " God is great and Effendis are wise," said the Sheikh ; " but if you ask your servant, he must say that the best bath of all is to be found near Piccadilly, in London." From many trials of the Turkish bath in the land where it is of the soil, we can fully support t his saying of the bronze son. Gf the Desert—the bath in Jermyn-street being high above oriental competition as to commodiousness, order, cleanli ness and ventilation, We are reminded of our Arab friend on seeing a prosperous report from the directors, by which we find that the Bath leaves a goud dividend to the share holders, and that the managers propose to increase the ac- • commodation still further.—Athenceton. SEASONABLE LIBERALITY.—Tte members for Salisbury—Lieut.-General Buckley, and Mr. Matthew Henry Marsh —have jtn,t forwarded to the mayor of that city John Waters) L5 O each , to be distributed by him and the members of the town council in small sums among, the deserving poor of the town. TIIE PLAGUE OF SLTJGS,—SIugs are 5.1(1 to have invaded Australia in hosts , e nd a professed eye-wit ness says he saw them moving in millions in a compact body, stripping the country as they g-o, and marchin,g about a mile and a half a day, clearing a breadth of half a mile in their line of march. The Australian shepherds were said to be looking for help to the grasshopper-bird, hoping ho might change his diet for a time to slugs, e-pecially as grgsshoppers are scarce. — MILDNESS OF TIIE WEATIIED I N IDELAND.—A says—We have seen this wee k in King's correspondent of wild fl o wers, containing some dczen coun ty a bouquet iQeq buttercups, cranesbill, and primroses, specime ns of tae latter with a ll the perfume of spring. This i 3 altnot unprecedented, and testifies to the genial mildness of th 3 present winter ill Li remarliable manta, THE SCHLES UST. SIFT: OCTI v in; all roi l ' gal l ' will el ° Too ct nee' Car l ar ,l o: P te : Las' for 35e d , itt